Aristotle. The very name itself conjures images of the prototype for all philosophers. Yet was he really the philosopher he is so commonly thought to have been or was he, in fact, the first systematic scientist? In his new book The Lagoon; How Aristotle Invented Science, Armand Marie Leroi, professor of evolutionary developmental biology at Imperial College London, dives deep into the writings of this ancient Athenian in search of the scientist behind the the well known image of the philosopher.
Expect a full review of this intriguing book to be published in The Well-read Naturalist very soon.
